Christmas was made extra special for a young terminal brain cancer sufferer and her four-year-old son – thanks to thousands of generous donations from well- wishers.

Twenty-eight-year-old Donna McWhinnie was sadly told by doctors in August that the intense treatment on her grade two giloma, a tumour half the size of her brain, was not working and her cancer was now terminal.

Since the devastating news, Donna’s friends and family have raised thousands of pounds to enable her to make special memories with her beloved son Taylor and her close family.

Determined to enjoy the time she has left with those who mean the most to her, inspirational Donna has refused to let her cruel diagnosis get her down.

She travelled to Legoland and had a trip to remember with Taylor, her mum Lesley, older sister Lisa and nephew Max.

The Coltness hairdresser has also enjoyed an adrenaline-fuelled helicopter ride with partner Jamie McKeating, had a family trip to Blackpool, visited Madame Tussauds and mingled with the stars, met Baywatch legend David ‘The Hoff’ Hasselhoff backstage at the Peter Pan pantomine in Glasgow, had a luxury spa day at Cameron House in Loch Lomond with her close friends and threw young Taylor a birthday bash to remember.

Proud mum Lesley said: “Donna never complains, although each day is now a struggle for her. She really is an inspirational girl. We are so lucky to still have her with us.

“The generous donations have enabled us to visit places and do things that we would have not had the money to do otherwise.

Taylor has had a ball and has made memories with his mum that he will never forget.

“We can’t thank everyone enough for making it happen. People have been so generous.”

Donna was first diagnosed with the tumour in February 2013.

She underwent six weeks of intense radiotherapy at the Beatson Cancer Centre where she lost her hair.

She was then given the good news in June 2013 that the cancerous cells had been destroyed and the tumour was now inactive.

But following a routine MRI scan in 2014, Donna was shocked when doctors informed her that her cancer had returned.

Last year she made an emotional appeal in the Wishaw Press for someone to supply her with cannabis oil which she believed would cure her.

She was overwhelmed with the responses and support she received from strangers worldwide.

Brave Donna told the Wishaw Press: “I can’t thank everyone enough.

Some people have spared their hard-working money for someone they don’t even know. I’m very grateful.

“My mum and sister are always there for me. I’d be lost without their support.”